Bastian the rat terrier mix was rescued from Hurricane Florence floodwaters in 2018 and adopted by Joelle Andres, who saw some videos of dogs using buttons to communicate with humans. He quickly learned how to use these buttons to express his wishes by pressing them. This transformation led to a significant increase in his relationship with Andres. The video of this transformation has been viewed over 547,000 times on YouTube. There are still many questions about canine communication and whether dogs feel emotions like love and hate.